Zimbabwe PM aides charged with state secrecy breach

Four aides to Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai were on Tuesday charged with breaching the official secrets code, impersonating the police and illegal possession of documents for criminal use.

Thabani Mpofu, director for research in Tsvangirai's office, two subordinates and a senior party official were arrested on Sunday, in the wake of a key constitutional referendum.

Their lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa was also detained in the raid on Tsvangirai's communications office, but faces separate charges.

Applying for bail, lawyer Alec Muchadehama complained that the four were arrested and detained unlawfully.